ASTM International

08/21/2026

ASTM International’s road and paving materials committee (D04) is developing a proposed standard to evaluate load-induced asphalt cracking at intermediate temperatures.

The proposed test method will help to assess asphalt cracking and support longer-lasting pavements.

08/20/2026

ASTM has launched its Critical and Emerging Technologies (CET) Division, formerly the Advanced Manufacturing Division, scaling the standards model it built in advanced manufacturing to address technologies that are converging fastest.

“The launch of this division reflects where ASTM is heading as an organization, from developing standards to delivering standards solutions across the technologies reshaping the global economy,” says ASTM International President, Andy Kireta. “We have proven this model in advanced manufacturing, where our community built a globally adopted framework jointly with international partners, and through Centers of Excellence that embed standards early in the research process. The CET Division scales that approach in partnership with industry, government, academia, and standards bodies around the world.”

Proven in advanced manufacturing, the new Critical and Emerging Technologies (CET) Division scales ASTM’s standards model across the convergent technology landscape.

08/20/2026

To help alleviate anxiety around use of AI, existing ASTM committees are looking to address this technology for everything from consumer products to unmanned aircraft systems.

And a new technical committee on AI in manufacturing systems has just been approved.

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08/18/2026

The following candidates will receive the 2026 ASTM International graduate scholarships:

Suleiman Muktari is a doctoral researcher in mechanical and materials engineering at Florida International University, USA, where his research focuses on cold spray additive manufacturing of advanced polymer nanocomposites for aerospace, automotive, and energy applications.

Saeed Davar is a doctoral student in civil engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is an active member of ASTM International committees, including C01, C09, and C17. His research focuses on advancing the applications of 3D concrete printing for various structures in accordance with ASTM International standards.

Awetehagn Gebremariam is a doctoral student in civil engineering at Colorado State University. His research focuses on the durability and service-life performance of ASTM C595 Type IL Portland-limestone cement (PLC), and he is an active member of ASTM committees C01 and C09.

Puleng Moshele, originally from Lesotho, is a doctoral candidate in environmental health with the industrial hygiene track at the University of Minnesota. Her work uses ventilation modeling and exposure science to support practical workplace interventions.

ASTM International has more than 5,000 student members at all levels of education who pay nothing for membership. The organization offers several scholarship and grant opportunities each year.

Gongratulations to all winners!

Want to learn more about graduate and undergraduate student scholarships from ASTM International, visit https://www.astm.org/membership-participation/academic-outreach/for-students

08/17/2026

ASTM’s water committee is developing a proposed test method that uses existing sample preparation protocols to measure microplastics in water using infrared technology.

The proposed test method combines with other ASTM methods to provide a framework for comprehensive analyses of water matrices.

08/14/2026

Anxious about the future of artificial intelligence? Suspicious of AI?

Existing ASTM committees are looking to address this technology for everything from consumer products to unmanned aircraft systems. And a new technical committee on AI in manufacturing systems has just been approved.

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08/13/2026

A new standard will be used to screen brownfield properties — land previously used for industrial or commercial purposes that is now abandoned, vacant, or underused — with potential contamination for flood vulnerability.

ASTM's climate and community subcommittee (E50.07) is developing the proposed guide, which will provide technical guidance for using publicly available geospatial data to screen brownfields for potential precipitation-driven, inland flooding.

ASTM member Cynthia Annett notes that brownfield sites are often located in urban areas, which can be vulnerable to flooding due to heavy precipitation, especially in low-lying areas.

The proposed standard will provide guidance for using geospatial data to screen brownfields.

08/12/2026

Leah Hepler, ASTM International's corporate controller, recently rewarded young artists for their work on t-shirt designs at the MacKenzie Park Summer Camp in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

ASTM sponsors the contest, in which campers create designs that are used for shirts the following summer.

In addition to the t-shirt contest, ASTM has supported this year’s camp by sponsoring two field trips to Riverbend Environmental Education Center in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania; and to the Mercer Museum and Fonthill Castle in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

08/12/2026

ASTM's petroleum products, liquid fuels, and lubricants committee (D02) has revised its standard for aviation turbine fuel containing synthesized hydrocarbons.

“The aviation industry is working to address its climate impact by incorporating lower carbon intensity fuels derived from non-petroleum feedstocks and expanding flexibility in production,” says Dan Kadlecek, principal aviation fuel scientist, ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company. “This update to [standard] D7566 to incorporate methanol as an approved feedstock will help enable fuel producers to pursue this new manufacturing pathway for the production of synthetic aviation turbine fuel.”

The revised specification incorporates methanol as an approved jet fuel feedstock.

08/11/2026

Nature-based solutions for urban heat?

Learn about this and more in an interview with Paul Sonnenfeld, vice chair of ASTM's climate and community subcommittee, part of the committee on environmental assessment, risk management and corrective action (E50).

An interview with Paul Sonnenfeld, vice chair of the climate and community subcommittee (E50.07).